DELL PC6224F User Manual

Line Commands

Use the exec-timeout command in Line Configuration mode to set the 

interval that the system waits for user input before timeout. To restore the 

default setting, use the no form of this command.

exec-timeout 

minutes [seconds]

•

minutes — Integer that specifies the number of minutes. (Range: 

0–65535)

•

seconds — Additional time intervals in seconds. (Range: 0–59)

The default configuration is 10 minutes.

Line Configuration mode

To specify no timeout, enter the exec-timeout 0 command.

The following example configures the interval that the system waits until user 

input is detected to 20 minutes.

console(config)#line console

console(config-line)#exec-timeout 20

Use the history command in Line Configuration mode to enable the 

command history function. To disable the command history function, use the 

no form of this command.